by MpowerMed | Jan 29, 2016 | Medicaid, Medicare, MpowerMed, News, Oncology, Radiation Oncology
In July 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) had proposed severe cuts to the radiation oncology specialty, but the final schedule for 2016 that was released at the end of October 2015 revealed that payment rates for radiation oncology in the...
by MpowerMed | Jul 21, 2015 | MpowerMed, News, Radiation Oncology
Due to confusion about proper coding throughout the duration of steps of preparing a patient for treatment, ASTRO or the American Society for Radiation Oncology has published an article to set clarifications about the process of care throughout the treatment...
by MpowerMed | Jul 19, 2015 | Industry Alert, MpowerMed, News, Radiation Oncology
Unbeknownst to many, there is a provision in the 2014 legislation that states the penalization of radiology groups who have failed to update their radiology equipment to the NEMA XR-29-2013 standard set by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association’s Medical...
by MpowerMed | Nov 23, 2014 | News, Radiation Oncology
The 2015 CPT Update on Radiation Oncology ASTRO had participated in the process of CPT Code during the CPT revision cycle for coping up with the changes that are going to reflect the latest radiation oncology practices. This called for recreating the External Beam...
